23 July · Your existing plans count, even when they are quiet.

Anger

Last-minute invitations make me feel I must drop my own plans.

A little room to breathe.23 July

Anger

“The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more.”

Emily Dickinson — Poems (early collected editions), 1890–1896First Series, Life, XIII — ExclusionRead the source ↗

Your existing plans count, even when they are quiet.

An evening you set aside for yourself is still time you have chosen to use. You can welcome an invitation without treating it as more legitimate than your own plan; sometimes accepting another date is the more honest way to connect.

ONE SMALL STEP

If you want to meet, suggest a different time instead of automatically cancelling your evening.

A little room to breathe.23 July

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.